HL vs EXK vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Hecla Mining, Endeavour Silver and Southern Copper Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HL Hecla Mining Co/De/
$14.91 -12.3% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.80B
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.60B
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
2 wins
EXK Endeavour Silver Corp
$7.98 -10.9% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21B
P/E
33.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$737.30M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
3 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$194.02 -4.3% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$158.77B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 6, Endeavour Silver 3, Hecla Mining 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHLEXKSCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.80B $2.21B $158.77B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.4x 33.7x 28.0x SCCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.3x 12.1x 25.8x EXK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +74.4% +197.5% +32.8% EXK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.8% 8.9% 35.9% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.9% 16.1% — HL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.9x 0.1x EXK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.9% -1.0% +44.0% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.9%/yr +9.6%/yr +28.4%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.1% 76.3% 52.0% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 70/100 62/100 HL

Percentile Scorecard

HLEXKSCCO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHLEXKSCCO
Valuation 58 #68 of 162 70 #50 of 162 43 #93 of 162
Growth 98 #4 of 147 88 #19 of 147 68 #48 of 147
Profitability 93 #10 of 122 65 #43 of 122 98 #4 of 122
Financial Health 88 #20 of 164 65 #58 of 164 46 #89 of 164
Shareholder Returns 34 #71 of 107 62 #41 of 107 56 #48 of 107
Overall 74 70 62
  • HL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EXK ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHLEXKSCCOSPY
1 month -12.3%-10.9%-4.3% +0.9%
3 months +5.4%+5.6%+10.5% +5.9%
6 months -14.7%-10.3%+16.3% +8.5%
Year to date -22.3%-15.1%+37.7% +13.3%
1 year +16.9%-1.0%+44.0% +12.4%
3 years +260.1%+253.1%+192.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +53.3%+52.3%+43.1% +23.5%
5 years +158.0%+58.0%+249.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +20.9%+9.6%+28.4% +11.0%
10 years +156.6%+88.7%+652.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.9%+6.6%+22.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHLEXKSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.1%76.3%52.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.1%77.6%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.643.172.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.24-0.010.85 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.5%-75.1%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.1%-43.5%-11.7% -0.9%
52-week high $31.81$14.12$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $11.97$7.07$117.83 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHLEXKSCCO
P/E now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 13.4x 34.4xmedian 13.4x 28.4xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 3.2x 2.8xmedian 3.2x 10.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 7.3x 7.5xmedian 7.3x 16.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 14.8x 12.6xmedian 14.8x 31.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x 12.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 0.31 0.95median 0.31 1.15median 0.31

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHLEXKSCCO
Revenue $1.60B $737.30M $15.79B
Gross profit – $229.80M $10.07B
Operating income $737.49M $176.30M $8.98B
Net income $333.98M -$124.97M $5.68B
Free cash flow $483.99M $165.81M $5.10B
R&D $30.73M – $53.10M
EPS (diluted) $0.49 $0.23 $6.83
Cash & equivalents $483.48M $236.60M $5.67B
Total debt $7.56M $337.87M $28.24B
Shares (diluted) 675.89M 283.08M 829.10M
Enterprise value $8.27B $1.47B $137.55B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHLEXKSCCO
P/E 30.0x 34.4x 28.4x
P/FCF 20.7x 12.6x 31.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 20.3x 24.0x
P/S 6.2x 2.8x 10.3x
P/B 3.7x 2.9x 12.7x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 2.9x 12.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 7.5x 16.5x
EV/EBIT 12.9x 10.6x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 2.5x 10.3x
EV/FCF 19.7x 11.2x 31.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 18.1x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 0.95 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHLEXKSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 74.4% 197.5% 32.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 48.1% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 463.2% 45.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 60.7% 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 344.3% 834.6% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 217.6% 42.2% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 233.1% -24.8% 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 109.0% -122.0% 26.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 216.5% 260.2% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 102.4% 36.3% 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.4% 261.3% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 112.8% 22.3% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 293.4% 1,855% 47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.0% 7.0% 24.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHLEXKSCCO
Gross margin – 31.2% 63.8%
EBITDA margin 56.9% 33.5% 62.5%
Operating margin 46.0% 23.9% 56.9%
Pretax margin 43.4% -7.7% 55.8%
Net margin 20.8% 8.9% 35.9%
FCF margin 30.2% 22.5% 32.3%
Operating cash flow margin 45.8% 14.0% 42.7%
Return on equity 26.7% 9.7% 46.2%
Return on assets 21.4% 5.2% 24.7%
Return on invested capital 19.9% 16.1% –
Return on capital employed 23.5% 16.9% 43.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x -0.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHLEXKSCCO
Debt / assets 0.2% 0.4% 33.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.9x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.0x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 15.9% 44.0% 47.3%
Equity / assets 84.1% 56.0% 52.7%
Interest coverage 27.3x 7.5x –
Current ratio 5.2x 2.0x 5.1x
Quick ratio 5.0x 1.4x 4.4x
Cash ratio 3.3x 1.1x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 13.31 3.09 11.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLEXKSCCO
Dividend yield 0.0% – 1.5%
Net buyback yield -0.4% -0.4% –
Shareholder yield -0.3% -0.4% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 53.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 59.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 41.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.3%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHLEXKSCCO
Forward P/E 23.3xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 25.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.64FY2026 $0.66FY2026 $7.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.5%FY2026 – +47.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.6% +45.5% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.49BFY2026 $813.71MFY2026 $16.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +88.0%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.2% +39.6% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLEXKSCCO
Held by institutions 72.1% 50.1% 9.2%
Institutions holding 584 222 856
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% -6.4% +0.7%
Institutions buying 313 122 599
Institutions selling 187 55 219
Buyers to sellers 1.67 2.22 2.74

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HLEXKSCCO
HL 1.00 0.87 0.63
EXK 0.87 1.00 0.63
SCCO 0.63 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HL, EXK and SCCO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hecla Mining (HL) $9.80B, Endeavour Silver (EXK) $2.21B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $158.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, HL, EXK and SCCO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hecla Mining (HL) 29.4x, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 33.7x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Endeavour Silver (EXK) is cheapest (Hecla Mining (HL) 23.3x, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 12.1x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Endeavour Silver (EXK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hecla Mining (HL) +74.4%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) +197.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Hecla Mining (HL) 20.8%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 8.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%). On return on invested capital, Hecla Mining (HL) leads (Hecla Mining (HL) 19.9%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Hecla Mining (HL) +16.9%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) -1.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +44.0%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Hecla Mining (HL) +20.9%/yr, Endeavour Silver (EXK) +9.6%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hecla Mining (HL) 0.00%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%. Hecla Mining (HL) and Endeavour Silver (EXK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (Hecla Mining (HL) 71.1%, Endeavour Silver (EXK) 76.3%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HL, EXK and SCCO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Southern Copper (SCCO) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.